Water Into Wine
Politicians do not care about next level humans, or the evolution of the species. These concepts do not help him to get elected. Given the politicians' lack of concern, why should they budget funds for research that would lead to next level humans? The answer is, they do not and will not--intentionally.
Aspiring next levels must be familiar with the resourceful concept of "dual use." A technique or procedure developed for one purpose, might be turned to another purpose with little effort. That is why persons who believe that humans are in need of evolutionary advancement take such a keen interest in nanotechnology, molecular genetics, and information technology. The necessary advances will occur in seemingly unrelated fields that are proceeding in a parallel path. It is the application of these technologies to human evolution that will mark a discontinuity in current trends.
Politicians will oppose any such ideas because society at large will oppose these ideas. Society will oppose these ideas because the underlying cultural swamp (media/entertainment/academia) is opposed to any process that might shift control from those who currently dominate culture.
As long as current research trends continue, the alchemists' goal grows closer. Making water into wine. Lead into gold. Primitive humans into next level humans.
Aspiring next levels must be familiar with the resourceful concept of "dual use." A technique or procedure developed for one purpose, might be turned to another purpose with little effort. That is why persons who believe that humans are in need of evolutionary advancement take such a keen interest in nanotechnology, molecular genetics, and information technology. The necessary advances will occur in seemingly unrelated fields that are proceeding in a parallel path. It is the application of these technologies to human evolution that will mark a discontinuity in current trends.
Politicians will oppose any such ideas because society at large will oppose these ideas. Society will oppose these ideas because the underlying cultural swamp (media/entertainment/academia) is opposed to any process that might shift control from those who currently dominate culture.
As long as current research trends continue, the alchemists' goal grows closer. Making water into wine. Lead into gold. Primitive humans into next level humans.
posted by al fin at 9:10 am
2 Comments:
You're exactly right about Islamic radicals not being able to ignore the presence of United States, Britain, Australia and the rest of the Coalition being dead center in the land of Islam.
They had no choice but to respond and I personally think that this has distracted certain groups from committing acts of terrorism on US soil.
Was this George Bush's plan or just a byproduct?
No doubt many of the planners in Mr. Bush's inner circle considered the "magnet effect" of coalition troops in the heart of Islam to be one of the most important features of the plan.
In the future, after the danger to western civilisation has passed, thoughtful historians will ponder how western culture survived all the barbarism that sought to bring it down. Mr. Bush's contribution to the survival of the west will probably be passed over for the most part.
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